Daddyfink Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, afx said: Love the wheels on the 620! What is the source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Daddyfink said: Love the wheels on the 620! What is the source? I made one from the kit included spare wheel, added a deeper rim, lug nut detail and the mounting hub then asked Replica & Miniatures to cast them. I understand he is offering them in his catalog. I believe he includes the nice Dunlop tire as well in the set. Edited March 29, 2020 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Most of you already know this, but I don't see it specifically mentioned in this thread. So for those that do not it, Round 2 recently retooled some of the parts that were missing for the Kart, and included all the entire Kart parts from the 1962 annuals and the 1963 F100 kit (except for the Bonneville shell and wheels/tires) in their recent 2019 reissue of the AMT/Ertl 1960 Chevrolet Apache kit. As for the kart's Bonneville shell and wheels/tires, a betting man would suspect that they will reemerge in some form from Round 2 in the future. TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 40 minutes ago, tim boyd said: Most of you already know this, but I don't see it specifically mentioned in this thread. So for those that do not it, Round 2 recently retooled some of the parts that were missing for the Kart, and included all the entire Kart parts from the 1962 annuals and the 1963 F100 kit (except for the Bonneville shell and wheels/tires) in their recent 2019 reissue of the AMT/Ertl 1960 Chevrolet Apache kit. As for the kart's Bonneville shell and wheels/tires, a betting man would suspect that they will reemerge in some form from Round 2 in the future. TIM One of the few new kits I purchased lately - because of the kart and, I admit, heavily influenced by the box art. The kart would be a perfect quick Covid-19 days at home project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 6:06 AM, afx said: I made one from the kit included spare wheel, added a deeper rim, lug nut detail and the mounting hub then asked Replica & Miniatures to cast them. I understand he is offering them in his catalog. I believe he includes the nice Dunlop tire as well in the set. Cool! Thank you and nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 On 3/5/2012 at 8:16 PM, tim boyd said: The entire Kart, plus the Bonneville racing shell and a second set of wheels/tires, was in the 1963 (not 1962) annual kit issue of the AMT Ford F100 Pickup. TIM On 3/30/2020 at 9:53 AM, tim boyd said: Round 2 recently retooled some of the parts that were missing for the Kart, and included all the entire Kart parts from the 1962 annuals and the 1963 F100 kit (except for the Bonneville shell and wheels/tires) in their recent 2019 reissue of the AMT/Ertl 1960 Chevrolet Apache kit. As for the kart's Bonneville shell and wheels/tires, a betting man would suspect that they will reemerge in some form from Round 2 in the future. I don't think it was it ever mentioned, but was the AMT go kart model a replica of a specific make and model? Paging through some early '60s issue of hot rod magazines it became clearer just how popular karting was back then, and there were several kart manufacturer ads touting their karts' (and their drivers) accomplishments. The below ad can be found in the March, 1962 issue of Car Craft: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wku88 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I don't know about the Kart, but the engines are definitely McCullochs. McC did build Karts as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Casey said: I don't think it was it ever mentioned, but was the AMT go kart model a replica of a specific make and model? Paging through some early '60s issue of hot rod magazines it became clearer just how popular karting was back then, and there were several kart manufacturer ads touting their karts' (and their drivers) accomplishments. The below ad can be found in the March, 1962 issue of Car Craft: I recall possibly writing about this in my article on the go kart that was in Model Cars years ago. I don't recall being able to trace the exact brand of Go-Kart, but as Todd posted just directly above, the engines were definitely replicas of the most popular McCullough offering. If you examine the crankcase/engine block, you can clearly see the McCollough branding....TIM Edited December 6, 2020 by tim boyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack L Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, tim boyd said: I recall possibly writing about this in my article on the go kart that was in Model Cars years ago. I don't recall being able to trace the exact brand of Go-Kart, but as Todd posted just directly above, the engines were definitely replicas of the most popular McCullough offering. If you examine the crankcase/engine block, you can clearly see the McCollough branding....TIM it looks alot like a Go Kart 600 . Go Kart brand was one the first carts built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jack L said: it looks alot like a Go Kart 600 . Go Kart brand was one the first carts built Thanks Jack.....that does sound familiar. I vaguely recall looking at the mags of the era (Rod and Custom, primarily) and seeing ads for one that looked really similar to the AMT.....If I get time I'll try to find my old MCM article and see if I mentioned this there....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, wku88 said: I don't know about the Kart, but the engines are definitely McCullochs. McC did build Karts as well. Thanks. This appears to be a modified McCulloch engine, too: Edited December 7, 2020 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 It's not a Rupp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I hadn’t realized the cart was dual engine! I wanted carts but hesitated to buy the 60 Chevy pickup since I already had a couple of them. Then I came across someone who wanted a couple pickups but didn’t want the carts. We made a deal! I should pull them out, I have a project in mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: I hadn’t realized the cart was dual engine! I wanted carts but hesitated to buy the 60 Chevy pickup since I already had a couple of them. Then I came across someone who wanted a couple pickups but didn’t want the carts. We made a deal! I should pull them out, I have a project in mind! The Kart can actually be built as either a single or dual engine format.....TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces ll Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Cool!.... I gotta get me one of these kits... ?? Thanks Tim!.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Deuces ll said: Cool!.... I gotta get me one of these kits... ?? Thanks Tim!.... ?? You're welcome, Guido. Cheers...TIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 2/16/2019 at 9:31 PM, Casey said: The other four, starting with the '62 Chevy II Hardtop Sport Coupe: '62 Imperial Hardtop: '62 Lincoln Continental Four-Door Sedan: 1962 Mercury Monterey: Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I remember the 63 Chevy with the streamliner bodied cart, very cool. Corse I was only 13 then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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